2017 BAFTA Nominations Spotlight The Usual Suspects; La La Land, Arrival All Up For Awards

With little over a month to go until the big night, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts has unveiled the 2017 BAFTA nominations, and it’s Damien Chazelle’s La La Land that leads the charge.

Following its historic turn at last weekend’s Golden Globes ceremony – Chazelle’s old-timey musical walked away with seven wins, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor/Actress gongs for Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone – La La Land continues its strong run in this year’s awards season with BAFTA nominations in all of the major categories.

For Best Film, it’ll be competing against Arrival, Manchester By the Sea and Moonlight – three formidable and worthy opponents that have collected scores of nominations between them – along with I, Daniel Blake, Ken Loach’s profound and perceptive portrayal of unemployment and its subsequent stigma in northerly England. By and large, the official BAFTA nominations chime with our own assessment of the year in cinema, and you’ll be able to find the full, comprehensive list of nominees below.

Best Film

Arrival
I Daniel Blake
La La Land
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight

Best British Film

American Honey
Denial
Fantastic Beasts
I Daniel Blake
Notes On Blindness
Under The Shadow

Best Director

Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Ken Loach – I, Daniel Blake
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester By The Sea
Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals

Best Actor

Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge
Ryan Gosling – La La Land
Casey Affleck – Manchester By The Sea
Jake Gyllenhaal – Nocturnal Animals
Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic

Best Actress

Amy Adams – Arrival
Emily Blunt – The Girl On The Train
Emma Stone – La La Land
Meryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins
Natalie Portman – Jackie

Best Supporting Actor

Aaron Taylor-Johnson – Nocturnal Animals
Dev Patel – Lion
Jeff Bridges – Hell Or High Water
Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins
Mahershala Ali – Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress

Hayley Squires – I, Daniel Blake
Michelle Williams – Manchester By The Sea
Naomie Harris – Moonlight
Nicole Kidman – Lion
Viola Davis – Fences

Best Adapted Screenplay

Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
Hidden Figures
Lion
Nocturnal Animals

Best Original Screenplay

Hell Or High Water
I, Daniel Blake
La La Land
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight

Outstanding Debut By A British Filmmaker

Mike Carey, Camille Gatin – The Girl With All The Gifts
George Amponsah, Dionne Walker – The Hard Stop
Pete Middleton, James Spinney, Jo-Jo Ellison – Notes On Blindness
John Donnelly, Ben Williams – The Pass
Babak Anvari, Emily Leo, Oliver Roskill, Lucan Toh – Under The Shadow

Best Film Not In The English Language

Dheepan
Julieta
Mustang
Son Of Saul
Toni Erdmann

Best Documentary

13th
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years
The Eagle Huntress
Notes On Blindness
Weiner

Best Animated Film

Finding Dory
Kubo & The Two Strings
Moana
Zootopia

Best Cinematography

Arrival
Hell Or High Water
La La Land
Lion
Nocturnal Animals

Best Editing

Arrival
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land
Nocturnal Animals
Manchester By The Sea

Best Makeup And Hair

Florence Foster Jenkins
Doctor Strange
Hacksaw Ridge
Nocturnal Animals
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best Costume Design

Allied
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
Florence Foster Jenkins
Jackie
La La Land

Best Production Design

Doctor Strange
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
Hail Caesar!
La La Land
Nocturnal Animals

Best Special Visual Effects

Arrival
Doctor Strange
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
The Jungle Book
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Best Original Music

Arrival
Jackie
La La Land
Lion
Nocturnal Animals

Best Sound

Arrival
Deepwater Horizon
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
Hacksaw Ridge
La La Land

Best British Short Film

Consumed
Home
Mouth Of Hell
The Party
Standby

Best British Short Animation

The Alan Dimension
A Love Story
Tough

EE Rising Star Award

Anya Taylor-Joy
Laia Costa
Lucas Hedges
Tom Holland
Ruth Negga

Expect the EE British Academy Film Awards to take place on Sunday, February 12, when British thesp Stephen Fry will handle hosting duties. Until then, tell us, are you at all surprised by the 2017 BAFTA nominees?